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ARDOT Awards Bid To Repave Hwy. 114
LITTLE ROCK - The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) announced this week that Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company has been awarded a $5.2 million bid to resurface more than eight miles Hwy. 114 in Cleveland County.ARDOT said the project includes repaving 8.4 miles of Hwy. 114 from the Hwy. 35 intersection south of Rison to the Hwy. 63 intersection at Calmer. The total bid for the project was $5,245,267.14, according to ARDOT.Ellen Coulter, spokesperson for ARDOT, said no official work order for the project has been released yet by the state, but the contractor has indicated work would begin later this summer.
Learning amid chaos in the Arkansas Delta: What the school research shows us
This article, published in partnership with the nonprofit education newsroom The 74, is part of a special series focused on the schools, students and educators of Pine Bluff. PINE BLUFF — Eric Walden makes a lot of school visits near the end of the academic year, just as the weather turns warmer and the promise […] The post Learning amid chaos in the Arkansas Delta: What the school research shows us appeared first on Arkansas Advocate.
Arkansas’ shrinking city: A charter network transforms schools in Pine Bluff
This article, published in partnership with the nonprofit education newsroom The 74, is part of a special series focused on the schools, students and educators of Pine Bluff. PINE BLUFF, Arkansas — Passersby can be forgiven for mistaking Friendship Aspire Academy for a place of worship: One of the elementary school’s main buildings is actually […] The post Arkansas’ shrinking city: A charter network transforms schools in Pine Bluff appeared first on Arkansas Advocate.
Mom of woman killed in Pine Bluff pushes for justice
PINE BLUFF, Ark. — The man accused of killing 33-year-old Racheal Crouch in Pine Bluff last year is now back behind bars. On Monday, the Pine Bluff Police Department announced that 24-year-old Donovan Cuthbertson had been taken into custody after he was located in the Dollarway area of Pine Bluff.
A student reflects on going to high school in America’s fastest-shrinking city
This essay, published in partnership with the nonprofit education newsroom The 74, is part of a special series focused on the schools, students and educators of Pine Bluff. I am the product of a single-parent household. My mother is a God-fearing woman who raised me in the church. She’s always taught me to be thankful for […] The post A student reflects on going to high school in America’s fastest-shrinking city appeared first on Arkansas Advocate.
America’s Fastest-Shrinking City: Pine Bluff Woos Arkansas Families With Schools
Pine Bluff, Arkansas Born and raised in this once-vibrant manufacturing hub along the Arkansas River, Sederick Rice likens his troubled hometown to a popular blues song — “You’ve Got to Hurt Before You Heal.” Pine Bluff has seen more than its share of pain in recent years. With the 2020 U.S. Census, the community about […]
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